Large Hall - University Sports CentreBy Chris Goodman, president of Nottingham
University Archery Team.

The aim of this webpage is
to give a brief overview of the Beiter Hit/Miss target system that will be used
during the finals (1/4, 1/2, Gold and Bronze) at BUTC

The system works on the
same idea as the team round at International University competitions for the
team round.

Each
target has 9 discs of 60mm diameter, and each archer of the team has either
their own column or row of 3 discs.

The size of each disc is equivalent to 75% of
the 9 and 10 zones on a 40cm FITA face.

The idea of the hit/miss system is the 'even'
the competition in the finals, with only a point scored for a hit, and zero
points for a miss. This prevents teams taking a large advantage on 'bad'
shots of possibly lower ranked teams.

This will liven up the event for spectators as
rounds will generally take until the last end to be decided.

The targets also add a visual element
to the competition, as the discs are able to show when they have been hit or
missed, by them being pushed backwards when hit. Also the hit produces a
distinguishable sound.

In the event of a tie after the 27 arrows shot
by each team, each team member will shot a single arrow on the middle target of
their row/column, to determine the winner.

Smaller sized discs can be used if the above
method does not produce a result.

This picture is of a test target for the
hit/miss system used on a 'Danage Domino' target, to show the initital set up of
the discs.

As shown it is very clear
to see when a disc has been hit, as it is pushed backwards by the arrow through
the foam holes towards the target.

Each Beiter Hit/Miss target
is screwed onto a 'Danage Domino' boss, therefore no damage occurs to the
arrows, which would happen if used on straw butts.

When an arrow hits a disc
it either penetrates the soft plastic of the disc, or just pushed the disc out
of the way.

The arrows are easily
removed from the discs, by a gentle pull of the disc down the arrow shaft.